Torrey Smith 'anxious' to show off his skills at the NFL combine

Matt Vensel

Torrey Smith has been gearing up for the NFL's pre-draft festivities since the Terps' season ended in December. The Maryland wide receiver talked about what he needs to do to impress scouts at this week's scouting combine during a Wednesday appearance on ESPN Radio's "The Scott Van Pelt Show."

In recent years, Maryland has sent a bunch of workout warriors to the combine, including Vernon Davis, Shawne Merriman and Darrius Heyward-Bey, players whom Van Pelt said had “blown things up” at the combine. He asked Smith if he is feeling pressure to wow personnel people, too.

“I like that a little bit because I know that’s something that everyone expects," Smith told Van Pelt in a pretty good interview. "Even being down here where I train [in Florida], everyone [asks] ‘Do you guys take steroids up there?’ I’m expecting another solid showing and hopefully I’ll end up being mentioned with those guys.”

Van Pelt asked Smith how he plans to stand out in a stacked receiver class at the combine.

“I feel like no one is questioning my athletic ability so I feel like it’s really just on how polished I am as a receiver, which will in turn decide where I get drafted,” Smith said. “I’m just anxious to show everyone my route-running ability and catching the ball clean and things like that.”

The story of Smith's adolescence is an inspiring one, and Van Pelt asked the All-ACC first-team receiver what it will be like for him and his family when his number is called in April's draft.

“I don’t know. That’s something that I kind of daydream about," Smith said. "It’s something I know is going to be crazy. I’m going to try not to get emotional. I try to be the rock of my family as far as being a tough guy, but that’s something I don’t know if I’ll be able to hold back on."